Grid design resources

Before we move on to the lab, I want to leave you with some of my favorite tools…and resources for working with grid-based designs. And I've included this file…for you in the 05_06 directory;…it's the grid_resources.htm file.…Now, the first site I want to take you to it is Design by Grid.…Now, this is a great collection of articles, tutorials, and resources on…designing with grids, and they also have a nice showcase of sites that focus…on grid-based design.…Perhaps my favorite site in dealing with grid-based layout is The Grid System,…and you can see they have different articles.…

They have some tools that can help you design with grids.…They have different books, links to grid-based templates, and a blog.…Now, you'll notice from these dates that they haven't updated in a while,…so I'm not really sure what the long- term prospects for the site is, but…the articles and the information and the tools that you'll find on the site are invaluable.…So even just because they're a couple of years old, it doesn't devalue what…

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2/7/2012

CSS: Page Layouts introduces basic layout concepts, gives advice on how to create properly structured HTML based on prototypes and mockups, and goes into critical page layout skills such as floats and positioning. Author James Williamson shows how to combine these techniques to create fixed, fluid, and responsive layouts. Designers are also shown how to enhance their pages through the creative use of CSS techniques like multi-column text, opacity, and the background property. Exercise files are included with this course.